Yoshinori Tateyama is scheduled to pitch in a Ni-gun game intra-squad game on the 23rd. Source: Sanspo 7/22/2014

Through Monday, the Tigers are 19-11-1 in games when Rytaro Umeno gets the start at catcher. Source: Sponichi 7/22/2014

The baseball from Seung Hwan Oh's 300th save game will be placed on temporary display at the Museum of Hanshin Koshien Stadium, beginning on Wednesday, July 23. The ball will be returned to Oh after the museum is finished with it. Source: Sanspo 7/22/2014

Chunichi Dragons

Motonobu Tanishige knocked out his first home run of the season in the 2nd inning of Tuesday's game against the Yokohama Bay Stars. He set a new record with twenty-six consecutive seasons with at least one home run (1989-2014). He entered the day tied with Katsuya Nomura (1956-1980). Source: Sponichi 7/22/2014

The Dragons are looking to establish a new oendan. Source: official announcement ... The Dragons announced that the four oendan groups placed on hold earlier this year were not cleared for permits (Dragons Aiko-kai, Nagoya Dragons-kai, Nagoya Tatsuru-kai, and the Hokuriku Dragons Oendan). Additional information can be found at the announcement link. Source: official announcement

Yokohama Bay Stars

Shun Yamaguchi joined Shota Oba (July 30, 2009 and September 19, 2011) and Masaru Nakamura (April 29, 2013) as the only pitchers in NPB history to start a game and get ejected for throwing a dangerous pitch before recording a single out. Yamaguchi was tossed after throwing just five pitches and set a NPB record. The previous record of six was set by Masaki Saito on July 1, 1994, Oba in 2011, and Nakamura in 2013. Source: Nikkan Sports 7/22/2014

Yakult Swallows

The Swallows held a press conference for Nagisa Arakaki and Hirofumi Yamanaka on Tuesday. Arakaki was assigned the number forty-five, Yamanaka the number sixty-eight. Source: official announcement